Where does Vagrant download its .box files to?

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Calvin Cheng picture Calvin Cheng · Apr 14, 2012 · Viewed 157.5k times · Source

What happens to the .box file after the following command is executed?

vagrant box add lucid32 http://files.vagrantup.com/lucid32.box

I can't find the lucid32.box file on the file system after download has completed.

Answer

manojlds picture manojlds · Apr 19, 2012

As mentioned in the docs, boxes are stored at:

  • Mac OS X and Linux: ~/.vagrant.d/boxes
  • Windows: C:/Users/USERNAME/.vagrant.d/boxes

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